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Linda R. Duska, MD, MPH
Jan 15, 2021
Making Meaningful Progress Toward Health Equity
In this new year we must remain alert to our own prejudices, and be vigilant about keeping our personal biases out of the charts and out of our discussions with colleagues, patients, and caregivers. 
Inas Abuali, MD, FACP
Jan 11, 2021
Balancing Clinical Work and Research During Fellowship Training
Feeling the mid-academic year slump? Here are a few tips based on my own ongoing attempts to strike a balance between my clinical duties and my scholarly activities during fellowship. 
Physician Wellness
Jan 07, 2021
ZOOMing Into 2021: Tips for Managing Videoconference Fatigue
If you're increasingly tired of "hopping on another call," "sending a Zoom invite," or "unmuting yourself," Dr. Aakash Desai and Dr. Ariela Marshall offer tips and empathy for managing videoconference fatigue in the new year.
Edward Paul Balaban, DO, FACP, FASCO
Dec 02, 2020
Virtual Meetings for Real-Time Health Care: The AMA HOD Interim Meeting
Despite the virtual nature of the AMA House of Delegates meeting, the decisions made there have a very real impact on our profession and the patients we serve.
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Sep 09, 2015
The Wisdom of Our Emotions
John was waiting in the exam room for me. I was standing outside the door, not wanting to go inside.
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Sep 03, 2015
Difficult Conversations
Broaching difficult topics, such as the possibility of a recurrence or the failure of treatment to control the disease, is often postponed because it is uncomfortable for both the patient and the doctor.
Aug 31, 2015
Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium: Nonpharmacologic Therapies and Relief of Pain and Other Symptoms
In her groundbreaking work with patients experiencing distress in advanced cancer, Dame Cicely Saunders coined the term “total pain” to describe the multidimensional nature of suffering.
Aug 24, 2015
Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium: Participate in Expert Office Hours
The new Expert Office Hours program will pair Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium attendees with a senior researcher to provide essential guidance and foster collaboration.
Aug 11, 2015
Calling All Community Researchers: Join Us for ASCO’s Community Research Forum 2015 Annual Meeting
This year’s Community Research Forum Annual Meeting is right around the corner. As Chair of the CRF Council, I am very excited about the Meeting and would like to invite you to participate in this unique opportunity.
Aug 10, 2015
Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium: Attend the Death Cafe
As oncologists, we discuss the topic of death or face our patients’ fears of death on a daily basis. But how much time do we reflect these encounters back to ourselves and our own lives?

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